this is bbc news. the headlines: a hosepipe ban comes into force in much of hampshire and the isle of wight — with more areas to follow. archie battersbee�*s family have applied to the european court of human rights after losing their latest legal bid to have him moved to a hospice. israel launches multiple air strikes in the gaza strip, killing a senior commander of the palestinian group, islamichhad. at least ten people have been killed, including a child. medical unions warn that going from a fifth to a third of overseas staff in 7 years is unsustainable — we speak to some who've recently arrived. i was a bit nervous but i told myself, you know what lynette, this is what you want to

do, this is your dream,settle down, and you will get this done. a clip leaked to the new statesman shows conservative leadership candidate, rishi sunak, telling an audience he diverted public money from "deprived urban areas" as chancellor. in birmingham, george miller becomes the oldest commonwealth games gold medallist in history at the age of 75. the first in a series of hosepipe bans came into force today, following the driest july in england since 1935. in the areas affected, people won't be allowed to use hosepipes to water plants and lawns, to clean cars or to fill paddling pools. today's ban affects customers of southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight.

people who break the rules could receive a warning — or in extreme cases a fine of up to £1,000. abouti million south—east water customers in kent and sussex will face measures from next friday. companies in other parts of the country but are planning similar moves in the coming weeks. our correspondent zoe conway reports from hampshire where the ban has just come into effect. i'll do the beans. have you got some water? for malcolm and gill prince, their allotment is about so much more than a place to grow vegetables and flowers. it's peace, and it's well—being for myself. and for malcolm, i think. they used to water their veg once a week using a hose. now it's all about the heavy lifting. banged my head! while they are both willing to do their bit to conserve water, gill is concerned that southern water is wasting too much water through lea ks.

we report a leak and nothing is done for weeks and weeks and weeks. and that was a substantial leak that we had. and that is the bit that i find really difficult, that you can't get anywhere. southern water says the hosepipe ban is to protect local rivers and their precious habitats from the effects of a drought. but it's losing on average 95 million litres of water a day through leaks, the equivalent of 38 olympic size swimming pools. we absolutely have got to fix all of those leaks because we've got a part to play, as well as our customers. so we are fixing around 250 leaks every single week across the whole of the region. and we are actually asking customers to report leaks to us so we can get out and fix them even faster. but these leaks often occur underneath schools, underneath houses, underneath roads, so they are quite difficult to get to. gardeners are being advised they don'tjust need to adapt to this summer's weather. they need to adapt

to a changing climate. my top tips for this hot, dry weather is to switch over to drought—tolerant plants like these lovely echinacea we have here. could to make sure that in the winter and the spring that you capture as much rainwater in your water buttes, and the best times for watering, and it really does make a difference, is to water later, late in the evening or in the early morning. those found flouting the ban could be fined £1000, it and water companies want people to keep an eye on each other�*s water usage. tim parry is the director of rosetta gardening, in northwood on the isle of wight. you look after, thank you for being with us. you look after those commercial gardens and also gardens in peoples homes. for a professional gardener i can imagine this kind of announcement you must dread? yes. announcement you must dread? yes, it's incredibly — announcement you must dread? yes, it's incredibly difficult _ announcement you must dread? yes it's incredibly difficult to keep the gardens looking fresh and well

watered and i think going forward we have to make some changes in order to be able to do dumb act to make that happen. we have had sprinklers on because of high temperatures and obviously going forward it will be very difficult to maintain the gardens to the standards we have been. ~ . u, gardens to the standards we have been. ~ . _, gardens to the standards we have been. ~ . ., ., ., been. what can you do, what other ractical been. what can you do, what other practical measures _ been. what can you do, what other practical measures you can - been. what can you do, what other practical measures you can take? l been. what can you do, what other l practical measures you can take? we have practical measures you can take? - have been saying to the customers we can obviously use water but systems of the downpipes of their houses. that can save you on a drain off the bill. a lot of the water, a very high percentage of the water used in the properties is actually wasted. and you can collect that. anything that doesn't have any grease or bleach in it, so sink water, washing up, you can use your bath water. utilising different ways, takes a couple of seconds for your water to

warm up, you can collect that cold water beforehand and then use that in your gardens. i think the challenge really is going to be with the elderly customers who cannot even fill up and walked into the garden. even fill up and walked into the carden. �* , ., even fill up and walked into the carden. �*, ., .,, even fill up and walked into the carden. �*, ., , garden. it's for able-bodied people, for younger — garden. it's for able-bodied people, for younger peeple _ garden. it's for able-bodied people, for younger people actually - garden. it's for able-bodied people, for younger people actually it - garden. it's for able-bodied people, for younger people actually it might| for younger people actually it might be inconvenient but it's actually not a great burden to fill up a water can three of all time. but if you are elderly, the hose pipe is a good way of coping with the garden as you get older? yes good way of coping with the garden as you get older?— as you get older? yes and since covid with _ as you get older? yes and since covid with a _ as you get older? yes and since covid with a lockdown _ as you get older? yes and since covid with a lockdown that a - as you get older? yes and since covid with a lockdown that a lot i as you get older? yes and since i covid with a lockdown that a lot of people spend more time in the gardens so of course they have pretty it up there gardens and spend some money and there is a lot of tender plants. we are advising customers to switching up to some more drought tolerant plants but also to be able to water those that are really needing it. is it also to be able to water those that are really needing it.— are really needing it. is it true this ban only _ are really needing it. is it true this ban only applies... - are really needing it. is it true this ban only applies... this . this ban only applies... this doesn't apply to for example councils watering their parks and things like that?—

councils watering their parks and things like that? yes, as far as i'm concerned. — things like that? yes, as far as i'm concerned, commercial— things like that? yes, as far as i'm concerned, commercial properties | things like that? yes, as far as i'm . concerned, commercial properties can use water, but not for the grass. and we remind people that grass will recover but those tender plants, they need particular attention. irate they need particular attention. we not a they need particular attention. we got a structural problem is we have to deal with, notjust we are expecting a drier, hotter summers on average but we are also expecting wetter winters with more heavy rain. there has to be a way we can improve our conservation of water in the summer by being better at looking after it in the winter?— after it in the winter? absolutely, we aet after it in the winter? absolutely, we get plenty _ after it in the winter? absolutely, we get plenty of _ after it in the winter? absolutely, we get plenty of rainfall— after it in the winter? absolutely, we get plenty of rainfall in - after it in the winter? absolutely, we get plenty of rainfall in the - after it in the winter? absolutely, we get plenty of rainfall in the uki we get plenty of rainfall in the uk and down here on the isle of wight. it's just that these long periods that we go without rain are getting longer and longer each year. so using water but to systems and water

rain collection systems in the garden is... it has to be the way forward really. it garden is. .. it has to be the way forward really.— forward really. it might reach a state forward really. it might reach a stage where — forward really. it might reach a stage where we _ forward really. it might reach a stage where we create - forward really. it might reach a l stage where we create incentives forward really. it might reach a - stage where we create incentives for people to do that rather than putting on water bills across the board and having more hosepipe bans. what kind of thing that you look at professionally as a gardener when you say, that is the thing that is now suffering and may suffer in a way unlike the lawns that will recover? �* , . , way unlike the lawns that will recover? �* , ., , ., ., way unlike the lawns that will recover? �*, ., ., ., recover? it's really a lot of the lans recover? it's really a lot of the plans that _ recover? it's really a lot of the plans that require _ recover? it's really a lot of the plans that require a _ recover? it's really a lot of the plans that require a lot - recover? it's really a lot of the plans that require a lot of - recover? it's really a lot of the l plans that require a lot of water. things like hydrangeas and the like, they are really suffering whereas before they tend to be recovered after a few days without rain. and a little bit of attention... this has been unprecedented this year. it's not something i have experienced before. we understand when we have long periods of drought that we are expecting hosepipe ban so we have done things in order to be able to

mitigate those things. going forward we need something more concrete really. it we need something more concrete reall . _, we need something more concrete reall . .., ~' we need something more concrete reall . _, ,, ., we need something more concrete reall . ,, ., ., really. it could feel like a long summer- _ really. it could feel like a long summer. thank _ really. it could feel like a long summer. thank you _ really. it could feel like a long summer. thank you for - really. it could feel like a long | summer. thank you forjoining really. it could feel like a long - summer. thank you forjoining us. france has activated a crisis task force to tackle a historic drought that has left more than 100 municipalities short of drinking water. the prime minister is calling on citizens to preserve water. she described the conditions as a disaster for farmers and for ecosystems and biodiversity. farmers have warned the drought will impact yields, at a time when food prices are already high, exacerbated by the war in ukraine. and we'll find out how this story, and many others, are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30pm, and 11:30pm this evening in the papers.

our guestsjoining me tonight are anna mikhailova, the deputy political editor for the mail on sunday, and aubrey allegretti, who's the political correspondent at the guardian. the family of 12—year—old archie battersbee have applied to the european court of human rights after losing their latest legal bid to have him moved to a hospice. archie has been unconscious since april. his family is challenging a high court ruling made this morning. our correspondent matt cole told me how today's developments began with a written judgment from the high court... that was after a mammoth hearing yesterday, seven hours, included at half past ten last night. i was in court all seven hours of that and the sitting was in private, a lot of it which cannot be reported. but we did get the public down a publicly issued judgment and the essence of that from the justice was that issued judgment and the essence of that from thejustice was that it was not in her view in archie

interest to be moved to the hospice. doctors have maintained throughout the hundred days or so that he has suffered a catastrophic non—recoverable brain injury. and therefore, they believe it is in his best interest for life support to be withdrawn, there has been a real breakdown in relations from the family was on a point of view with a hospital they really wanted now that it is having to have and that they wanted to take place in a hospice. the justice ruled this wanted to take place in a hospice. thejustice ruled this morning wanted to take place in a hospice. the justice ruled this morning that that was not wise, that they were too many risks to him with all of the different machinery that have been sustaining his vital organs. this morning we had that following the hearing yesterday, thejudgment that the original ruling that his withdrawal of live sustaining should

take place in hospital. that is what the family had then been appealing today. at the appeal court. three justices have now ruled they will not accept that appeal. it's way to the judgment from last night stands? right. the judgment from last night stands? richt. �* the judgment from last night stands? richt. ~ ., y the judgment from last night stands? richt. ~ ., , ., , right. and now they are bringing it u . right. and now they are bringing it u- to the right. and now they are bringing it up to the court _ right. and now they are bringing it up to the court of— right. and now they are bringing it up to the court of human - right. and now they are bringing it up to the court of human rights. l up to the court of human rights. they have said we are not going to do anything until we have reached the end of the legal process. so therefore in a sense this is another stay at that moment when the withdrawal of life support begins? i had a brief word with the christian organisation who have been supporting the family in the last few moments. they say the family thought this was likely to be the case so had already prepared the ground to apply to the european court of human rights mindful that they believed the option of going to they believed the option of going to the supreme court here in the uk was not going to be open to them. and

therefore they are now approaching therefore they are now approaching the european court of human rights, they are speaking to the legal team about how this might unfold, hat what this might do. we have already had several points this week by whichjudges has ruled that had several points this week by which judges has ruled that the life—sustaining measures should be withdrawn. those were past because the hospital said we would wait until legal matters were resolved, if there is now notification to them there are further legal ceilings taking place and an application, again not the first application, there was one early in the week that was rejected byjudges here, we wait and see whether that formally goes through and if so, therefore the hospital presumably will honour its previous statements that they will not proceed while legal proceedings are going on. footage has emerged of the conservative leadership candidate, rishi sunak, telling an audience in

tunbridge wells in kent that as chancellor he diverted public money from deprived urban areas to ensure that areas like this got the funding they deserved. to make sure areas like this are getting the funding they deserve. we inherited a bunch from the labour party that shoved all funding into deprived urban areas and then that needed to be undone. i support the work of fun doing that. film work of fun doing that. our olitical work of fun doing that. our political correspondent is here. this is a government of which rishi sunak was a member until recently that has committed to the whole idea of levelling up. when you think of levelling up, you don't necessarily think of taking money from deprived urban areas and giving them to royal tunbridge wells. so it has been a bit of a gift for his political opponents, certainly the liz truss

campaign, one of their senior figures has suggested a rishi sunak is hosting of funnelling cash away from deprived parts of the uk. saying one thing and doing another. you can imagine as well what labour have had to say. rishi sunak is appearing alongside liz truss at a hustings in eastbourne tonight, on his way and he was challenged over his comments and this was his case for the defence stop sign that people need help an excellent investment aren't just limited to big urban areas, if them in towns across the united kingdom and in rural areas as well. that was the point i was making full stop our funding formulas that fail to recognise that are out of date and that they needed changing. rishi sunak making _ and that they needed changing. rishi sunak making the _ and that they needed changing. rishi sunak making the point really that there is poverty everywhere and that there is poverty everywhere and that the formula perhaps didn't reflect that. of course, a cynic might suggest he was speaking to an audience of conservative party members in tunbridge wells, possibly more conservative members at their with a vote in this leadership

contest than there are in urban deprived areas. he was possibly telling them what they wanted to hear. well this has been a crucial week in the conservative party leadership contest as ballots papers began to land on the door—mats of the estimated 160,000 members across the country. many analysts believe that liz truss is so far ahead of her rival, rishi sunak, that she's almost certain to become the next prime minister because that lead , according to polls of party members, is so large. well to see if that assessment is fair, let's speak to keiran pedley, who's the director of politics for the polling organisation, ipsos. he joins us live from north london. thanks very much for talking to us. what caution is there on polling we have so far about this particular stage of the contest? i have so far about this particular stage of the contest?— have so far about this particular stage of the contest? i think first of all ou stage of the contest? i think first of all you are _ stage of the contest? i think first of all you are right _ stage of the contest? i think first of all you are right to _ stage of the contest? i think first of all you are right to say - stage of the contest? i think first of all you are right to say that. stage of the contest? i think first| of all you are right to say that the polling evidence we do have suggests liz truss is miles ahead and looks

like she is on course to win. but with elections of this sort when we are pulling conservative party members, what you tend to find is that there are polling is less frequent and therefore there is less of these polls and there if there are dramatic changes between one and the next then it takes longer for that to unpick itself. at the moment it is true that liz truss does seem to have a commanding lead over rishi sunak. i suppose if anything will change the trajectory of his races could be the bank of england's projections yesterday that might clarify mines in the conservative party about who they want to be the next prime minister. right now it doesn't look like that will be the case. in doesn't look like that will be the case. , ., ., ., ~ ., case. in terms of what we do know then in terms _ case. in terms of what we do know then in terms of— case. in terms of what we do know then in terms of attitudes - case. in terms of what we do know then in terms of attitudes of - then in terms of attitudes of conservative members, what is the apparent problem that rishi sunak is struggling with? i apparent problem that rishi sunak is struggling with?— struggling with? i think there is ossibl struggling with? i think there is possibly to _ struggling with? i think there is possibly to make _ struggling with? i think there is possibly to make angles - struggling with? i think there is possibly to make angles to - struggling with? i think there is | possibly to make angles to this. struggling with? i think there is - possibly to make angles to this. one is that there are a decent number of

conservative members who are not particularly happy that boris johnson has been replaced. not necessarily a majority but it is number which means that ultimately than existing within the voting public of tory members. and rishi sunak did protectors up as chancellor. and so those two things combined i think that upset conservative members. i would contrast the liz truss is missing tax cut and she hasn't been front and centre of the political spotlight even though she has been foreign secretary during the covid pandemic. i think ultimately rishi sunak as things that are holding back and i think the challenge for him is to try to get to remember is to reassess his reputation as chancellor. he doesn't have long left because there is only about... ballads are going out this week. what is so interesting is that in a sense, although i know she was

always pulling very well among party members long ago, in a sense you could argue she is more associated with whatever problems the conservatives have had over the last few years and she is the longest serving cabinet minister? yes. few years and she is the longest serving cabinet minister? yes, she certainly is. _ serving cabinet minister? yes, she certainly is, and _ serving cabinet minister? yes, she certainly is, and i _ serving cabinet minister? yes, she certainly is, and i think— serving cabinet minister? yes, she certainly is, and i think that - serving cabinet minister? yes, she certainly is, and i think that is - certainly is, and i think that is probably a testament to the skill of our campaign to present herself add something fresh and new even though we know she isn't. navigating that line is something important i would look at this is a rishi sunak problem rather than a liz truss... as i say, he is associated with being instrumental in borisjohnson are being brought down and he raised taxes as chancellor. i'm not... there is a body of opinion within conservative party members that they are not happy with those two things.

one last thought, are we likely to get anything more in terms of knowledge but membership. do we need to wait for september the 5th? there will be further _ to wait for september the 5th? there will be further poles _ to wait for september the 5th? there will be further poles in _ to wait for september the 5th? there will be further poles in the _ to wait for september the 5th? tue will be further poles in the next few weeks when people want to know who's going to win this contest and be the next minister, but there are poles to look out for a poles in the public as well. this is something thatis public as well. this is something that is a context amongst conservative party members but soon the general public will have its say. the big challenge for whoever wins, whether that is liz truss a rishi sunak is to be able to pivot from... because policies amongst conservative party members might not be as popular amongst the public. new per minister has to deliver against public priorities.

israel has launched multiple air strikes in the gaza strip, killing a leader of the palestinian group, islamichhad. israel's pro minister said that this was a counterterrorism operation. this is our correspondent.- this is our correspondent. islamic jihad is the _ this is our correspondent. islamic jihad is the second _ this is our correspondent. islamic jihad is the second most - this is our correspondent. islamic jihad is the second most powerful militant group in action here. behind her mass in the gaza strip. her mass governs the gaza strip and has a lot of rockets at its deposed all. are looking here at how react because there is a lot of media mediation going on to try to calm the situation and to try to stop a dramatic escalation with egypt, the traditional go—between holding talks

with both israel and the palestinian side. really, islamichhad willact separately from hamas, it has said they would avenge the death of their commander. one of at least ten people who have been killed. but it is what happens with hamas and whether it also joins in the fighting which will really tell us whether this will be a more serious round of fighting between israel and palestinian militants. the nhs in england is increasingly reliant on doctors and nurses recruited from outside the uk, bbc analysis has found. it shows that more than a third of doctors who joined the health service last year came from overseas, compared with less than a fifth in 2015. the government says employing people from abroad has always been part of its strategy, but unions have warned it is unsustainable in the long term, and that the uk should be training its own doctors and nurses.

our health editor hugh pym has been looking at the figures. new figures show in a rising workforce, doctors in england recruited from outside the uk and the eu rose from 18% in 202015 to 34% of the total last year. as the nurses and midwives, registering to work eg in the uk, this was the year just before the brexit referendum, blue for uk staff, orange showing nurses from other european countries and great for other nations. then the european share fell back partly down to a new language test and nearly half of the newjoiners last year were from other countries. the nhs has always welcomed overseas staff. but i have been called more to be trained in the uk. lynette is a paediatric nurse. she came to the uk injune from barbados. hi, charlotte. how are you doing today? she moved here to gain new nursing skills and join her husband

who already has a job in the nhs. the staff are lovely, they are supportive. lynette was hired by an east london hospital trust with 11 other overseas nurses. i came over with a group of filipinos. i was the only person from the caribbean in that group, yes. and also the only person that knew england a bit, so i was their tour guide. i was a bit nervous but then i tell myself, "you know what, lynette, this is what you want to do, this is your dream, settle down, and you will get this done. you can do it." brian is a stroke nurse. he came to the uk injune from the philippines. how are you feeling today? he was in lynette's group and says the filipino nurse community at local hospitals has helped him settle in quickly. in the last two and a half years, the trust has hired more international nurses than british—trained. they are pleased with their recruits but know there is a long—term challenge. we desperately need more nurses trained in the uk. from recruiting a nurse from overseas to her getting a uk pin number here,

costs us over £13,000. you know, when you've employed over 520, its a significant amount of money. but yet i see it as part of the whole of the nhs to continue to recruit overseas for now. the uk is not alone in needing to recruit health staff from overseas, and there are warnings that a steady flow of new workers can't be taken for granted. some of the key factors here are about the speed with which we can offer a job compared to other countries. we are competing in a global market. countries like germany, for example, are increasing the number of nurses they are recruiting from overseas, so we have to be quick, we have to be able to offer good pay and progression, and those appear to be key. since the brexit referendum, fewer eu nurses have opted to work in the uk, but there's been an increase from elsewhere, including the philippines, india and nigeria. visa delays and other bureaucracy, though, are possible barriers. ira is a blood medicine specialist. she came to the uk last

yearfrom albania. she says her trust has been hugely supportive and professionally she loves the work, but there were unnecessary frustrations. in the beginning, especially the struggle with bureaucracy after i finished my exams, to the moment i got my licence. it was about ten months. it gets frustrating and it takes a long time and money and effort. and that might put off some albanian doctors, do you think? yes. i think the visa issue puts off a lot of them. and for hajra and herfamily, visa issues were the reason she's now left the nhs. she trained in pakistan and then came to the uk 18 years ago. but she says because of a struggle to get visas for her parents tojoin her, she opted to move to saudi arabia. none of us have left there because we hated it. but a lot of us are leaving because we don't have a choice. because we are backed into a corner and none of us will abandon our parents. the government said more medical students were being trained

in england, but international recruitment would still be important as demand for services kept growing. that though, will be no easy task. hugh pym, bbc news. the welsh ambulance service , which has said it had been experiencing a "major outage" of an nhs computer system it uses , says the incident is now over. local health boards use the system to refer patients from the nhs111 line to out—of—hours services. officials now say that the incident related to a cyber attack but only 2 % of its servers were affected. it's hoped that all services will be back up and running over the weekend. the commonwealth games has crowned a new oldest gold medallist today as 75—year—old george miller from scotland made history in the b2, b3 mixed pairs bowls. miller is a director for visually impaired oola melanie innes and formed part of the team alongside robert barr and sarah—jane ewing that defeated

wales 16—9 into day's final. thousands of performers from across the world are in edinburgh for the start of the world's biggest arts festival. the edinburgh festival fringe will see more than 3000 shows from 58 countries to mark 75th anniversary. it all opens tonight with a free open—air performance at murrayfield. pauline mclean reports. pulling out all the stops. it's incredibly — pulling out all the stops. it�*s incredibly exciting full stop none of us really knew whether the audiences would be back or whether the artists would be back but here we are ready to go and the city is buzzing more than it ever has been. the show did gone on last year in open—air venues like this multistorey car park. those took

part say they owed it to edinburgh and its festivals. i cut my teeth are, in 19961 was brand—new, i was in a competition, are, in 19961 was brand-new, iwas in a competition,— are, in 19961 was brand-new, iwas in a competition, i learned my craft here, in a competition, i learned my craft here. how — in a competition, i learned my craft here. how to _ in a competition, i learned my craft here, how to be _ in a competition, i learned my craft here, how to be a _ in a competition, i learned my craft here, how to be a stand-up - in a competition, i learned my craft here, how to be a stand-up and - in a competition, i learned my craft. here, how to be a stand-up and over here, how to be a stand—up and over the years— here, how to be a stand—up and over the years they have had no mercy at all. the years they have had no mercy at all~ they _ the years they have had no mercy at all. they will go for your neck if they— all. they will go for your neck if they want— all. they will go for your neck if they want whether you're on stage or not. �* �* , ., , not. and it's not 'ust the fringe, all the summer — not. and it's notjust the fringe, all the summer festival- not. and it's notjust the fringe, all the summer festival is - not. and it's notjust the fringe, all the summer festival is a - not. and it's notjust the fringe, | all the summer festival is a back offering music, art, cabaret, philosophy and fun. and for an industry which has been so hard hit by the pandemic, it has never been more important to make a comeback. i think it says that everyone's resilience to the extreme this year. you only need to look at the strengths and the venues and the stages in the number of artists and creatives. i saw a human potato on the street yesterday! anything can happen. and everyone isjust focused now on the best, the artists, the

show, the audience.— now on the best, the artists, the show, the audience. both french and international— show, the audience. both french and international festivals celebrate 75 i international festivals celebrate 75 years this summer but no one is resting on their laurels. this show challenging perceptions about robert burns and regular festival performer alan cumming. i’m burns and regular festival performer alan cumming-— alan cumming. i'm dancing and it's very challenging- — alan cumming. i'm dancing and it's very challenging. i— alan cumming. i'm dancing and it's very challenging. i realise - alan cumming. i'm dancing and it's very challenging. i realise some - very challenging. i realise some times i do things that really challenged me to the point where i think i might fail and i think that is annoying, frankly, but i think as an artist it keeps you alive. now for a time of the weather. looking ahead to the weekend, it will be a dry picture on saturday and sunday but they will be a little bit of rain in scotland. overnight the showers fade away, by the end of

the showers fade away, by the end of the night we see this area of rain approaching western scotland. a wet end of the night here. temperatures about 8 or 12 degrees. a fresh and comfortable nightly bed. tomorrow we start off with spells of rain come ethic in scotland from time to time, northern ireland and northern england could see the cloud pop—up to bring in a light shower but most of the day will be dry. temperatures are very similar to what we have seen over the last couple of days. looking ahead to the second half of the weekend, again threat of a little bit of rain in scotland but no great amounts. bulk of the uk it's dry with further spells of sunshine and starting to get warmer, temperatures in aberdeen reaching 21 degrees, 25 the cardiff and a very warm 27 in london. you are watching bbc news. the

headlines this hour. this hosepipe ban comes into force for southern water customers in much archie battersbee's family have applied to the european court of human rights after losing their latest legal bid to have him move to a hospice. israel launches multiple air strikes in the gaza strip, killing a senior commander of the palestinian group, islamicjihad. at least ten people have been killed, including a child. medical unions warned that going from fifth to a third of overseas staff in seven years is unsustainable, we speak to some who recently arrived. a clip leaked to the new statesman shows conservative leadership candidate, rishi sunak, telling an audience he diverted public money from deprived urban areas as chancellor. in birmingham, george miller becomes the oldest commonwealth games gold medallist in history at the age of 75.

there are signs there are signs monkeypox there are signs monkeypox is there are signs monkeypox is slowing, but some lgbt groups are urging the government... as of yesterday, there were 2859 confirmed and highly probable cases in the uk, mostly among men who have close sexual contact with other men. josh parry reports. friday afternoon in london, and this clinic is working hard to give vaccinations against the monkeypox virus. the disease predominantly affects men who have sex with men and is spread through skin to skin contact. mostjabs are being given out in london, but it is not just a london disease, and campaigners say more vaccinations are needed outside of the capital. ok, all done for you. here in leeds, staff at this lgbt friendly cafe are gearing up for the local pride festival,

but say that there is some concern without widespread vaccination. there a fantastic buzz in leeds at the moment, we are getting ready for pride, we have not had it for three years. the rainbow cake is here, the booze is ready, i am booked in for mine next week, i look forward to getting that, that is all that everyone taking the right steps to protect themselves. so far, there have been around 2800 cases in the uk, with more than two thirds in london. monkeypox is classed as a mild illness, and most people recover within a few weeks without treatment, but it can be very painful, which is why people are keen to be vaccinated. people are very mobile, especially people in these high—risk groups. there is a lot of travelling between cities in the uk, lots of my friends from london come up to manchester for the weekend. the monkeypox vaccine has been ruled out by local health services, which means different approaches to appointments in a different areas —— rolled out. those are high risk will have been contacted by the local clinic, but anyone who believes

they are eligible and has not been contacted should check online for more information. the department of health and social care says it is working rapidly to protect those at greatest risk. in the us, numbers are growing quickly and it has officially been declared a public health emergency. leading to calls from some charities and lgbt groups on the government to do more here. josh parry, bbc news. let me bring you some breaking news from the conservative leadership race, there is hustings taking place in east sussex and liz truss's speech was briefly disrupted by five protesters who stood up and demanded a green new deal and chanted, shame on you as she tried to address conservative activists. they are believed to be from the green group,

green rising. liz truss said she took it as a compliment that she is so popular with extinction rebellion, although it is not clear they were from extinction rebellion. but she said activists who disrupt ordinary people and do the right thing in going to work, i will never allow our democracy to be disrupted by unfair protests. the rest of the debate and event has gone on as planned, we are told. at least one protester was rejected from the centre where the hustings were being held in eastbourne. a 23—year—old christopher long was diagnosed with monkeypox earlier this week. i had very generic _ monkeypox earlier this week. i had very generic symptoms _ monkeypox earlier this week. i had very generic symptoms of - monkeypox earlier this week. i i—f. very generic symptoms of flu, of covid and monkeypox. just a general

rundown illnesses. i went for a test and my biopsy from the lesion on my arm was negative for monkeypox, but the one on the back of my throat was positive for monkeypox. i was a bit shocked because i didn't know anything about monkeypox until it could have been monkeypox that i had. i did a lot of research and there is not that much research out there. not much patient stories, which sometimes you can find a bit of common ground in, there wasn't much of that and it was kind of like scaremongering. i knew monkeypox was about, but i wasn't going out thinking, i need to be careful about what i touch or consume in terms of drinks in bars and clubs, because it can be spread by skin on skin contact, that is with a friend, a relative. sharing drinks, which we

all do. people think they are immune to all the stuff, but it does creep up to all the stuff, but it does creep up on you and i wouldn't want to wish this on any person. when you are out and about, try and be mindful of what bacteria is out there and what germs could be there and kind of keep up with cleaning and kind of keep up with cleaning and personal hygiene. a few weeks ago they were saving lives in an underground railway station in ukraine, now medical students are starting courses at addenbrooke's hospital before returning to ukraine. iama i am a medical student, can i take

your blood pressure.— your blood pressure. getting hands-on — your blood pressure. getting hands-on experience, - your blood pressure. getting hands-on experience, this . your blood pressure. getting hands-on experience, this is your blood pressure. getting - hands-on experience, this is one of hands—on experience, this is one of 20 medical students from ukraine entering theirfinal 20 medical students from ukraine entering their final years of medical school. russia's invasion in their country halted their studies. for months they have been restricted to online learning. the for months they have been restricted to online learning.— to online learning. the first two weeks, to online learning. the first two weeks. three — to online learning. the first two weeks, three weeks _ to online learning. the first two weeks, three weeks when - to online learning. the first two weeks, three weeks when the l to online learning. the first two i weeks, three weeks when the war to online learning. the first two - weeks, three weeks when the war was coming, we didn't have anything because some teachers don't have the internet and they cannot contact on my because they don't have the computer or telephone. it was a really dangerous time and everybody tried to hide. i really dangerous time and everybody tried to hide-— tried to hide. i am about to examine atients. tried to hide. i am about to examine patients- six — tried to hide. i am about to examine patients. six year _ tried to hide. i am about to examine patients. six year medical— tried to hide. i am about to examine patients. six year medical studentsl patients. six year medical students has lans patients. six year medical students has plans to _ patients. six year medical students has plans to become _ patients. six year medical students has plans to become a _ patients. six year medical students has plans to become a surgeon. . patients. six year medical studentsl has plans to become a surgeon. she hopes practical skills learnt here will help her achieve her ambitions. it was like a dream for me. i never expected _ it was like a dream for me. i never expected a — it was like a dream for me. i never expected a student from ukraine,

from _ expected a student from ukraine, from a _ expected a student from ukraine, from a small town would be in cambridge. i from a small town would be in cambridge. lam from a small town would be in cambridge. i am going to go back to ukraine _ cambridge. i am going to go back to ukraine and implement my knowledge into the _ ukraine and implement my knowledge into the medical system of ukraine. i into the medical system of ukraine. i hope _ into the medical system of ukraine. i hope to— into the medical system of ukraine. i hope to be — into the medical system of ukraine. i hope to be able to help a lot of people — i hope to be able to help a lot of people. all i hope to be able to help a lot of --eole. �* , , ., people. all students on the programme _ people. all students on the programme arrive - people. all students on the programme arrive from - people. all students on the l programme arrive from here people. all students on the i programme arrive from here a people. all students on the - programme arrive from here a few days ago, kharkiv, the second largest city where residential areas and hospitals have been destroyed in the conflict between russia and ukraine. with the war is still ongoing, the university of cambridge and hospitals in the city have launched a fully funded seven week programme which will teach students the necessary skills to treat patients. the necessary skills to treat atients. ~ , ., ., , patients. we spoke to colleagues in ukraine and — patients. we spoke to colleagues in ukraine and asked _ patients. we spoke to colleagues in ukraine and asked them _ patients. we spoke to colleagues in ukraine and asked them what - patients. we spoke to colleagues in ukraine and asked them what we i patients. we spoke to colleagues in i ukraine and asked them what we could do to help. we agreed some theory teaching of the first week would be good, so that the students can learn about the british health system and learn about how we do things like communication skills and practical skills. we will give them three, two week clinical placement so if they

can get experience in a range of different areas like medicine and surgery, the two biggest areas and they get a choice of two weeks where they get a choice of two weeks where the students can choose something that interests them the most. itrailiiile that interests them the most. while this opportunity _ that interests them the most. while this opportunity is — that interests them the most. while this opportunity is only _ that interests them the most. while this opportunity is only a _ that interests them the most. while this opportunity is only a short time, the medical school hope students will return home with crucial skills needed for the rebuilding of health services in ukraine. a local mayor in france said conditions on mont blanc is so dangerous that climbers should pay a deposit of 15,000 euros to cover possible rescue because of the repatriation of their body if they don't survive. the mayor says the average cost of a rescue is 10,000 euros and fuel cost have to be taken into consideration, an additional 5000. it is unacceptable for the french taxpayer to pay the cost. let's talk to the president of the

guide company. thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. what do you make of this proposal coming from the mayor, from the village at the bottom of the mountain, what do you make of it? you know a lot of the mountain rescue people, you have trained with them and you work with them regularly as a guide. these climbs must put quite a strain on the resources of those kind of groups? the resources of those kind of arou s? ., the resources of those kind of u-rous? ., ., .,, ., groups? from the mayor, it was a kind of a joke for the moment. we hope it will stay a joke. because if access to the mountains is related to money it would be a big change for us. ., ., to money it would be a big change for us. ., , to money it would be a big change forus. , for us. the mayor says some people he describes — for us. the mayor says some people he describes as _ for us. the mayor says some people he describes as pseudo- _ for us. the mayor says some people he describes as pseudo- climbers, l he describes as pseudo— climbers, attempting to climb with death in their backpacks, they are not ready for it, they are not ready for it,

they are not taking it as seriously and they are not respecting the mountain or the community? we are not concerned _ mountain or the community? we are not concerned about _ mountain or the community? we are not concerned about that _ mountain or the community? we are not concerned about that as - not concerned about that as professionals, we take clients and we prepare them to be ready for this ascent. a few, let's say that is, are going there. but are there so many crazy ones? i am not sure. iie many crazy ones? i am not sure. he would accept the basic point, the mountain is more dangerous at the moment because of the impact of climate change? we moment because of the impact of climate change?— moment because of the impact of climate change? we have conditions which are, climate change? we have conditions which are. a — climate change? we have conditions which are, a month _ climate change? we have conditions which are, a month in _ climate change? we have conditions which are, a month in advance. - climate change? we have conditions which are, a month in advance. this| which are, a month in advance. this means, more or less everywhere in france and elsewhere, the conditions we have, we should have them within a month or even more. so it is true the present temperatures are making

things more difficult for us. beside that, it is ourjob, meaning ourjob is not to go and take risks, ourjob is not to go and take risks, ourjob is to bring people at the right time, at the right place and that is really our goal and our main preoccupation.— really our goal and our main preoccupation. from his point of view, he preoccupation. from his point of view. he is _ preoccupation. from his point of view, he is elected _ preoccupation. from his point of view, he is elected to _ preoccupation. from his point of view, he is elected to represent| preoccupation. from his point of. view, he is elected to represent the interests of people in the village. there is an argument for saying it is a disproportionate burden to put on people locally and the french taxpayer to support mountain rescue services for the benefit of foreign climbers, including professional mountaineers?— climbers, including professional mountaineers? �* ., , ., ., mountaineers? afterwards, ifi am to decide which — mountaineers? afterwards, ifi am to decide which is _ mountaineers? afterwards, ifi am to decide which is fair _ mountaineers? afterwards, ifi am to decide which is fair and which - mountaineers? afterwards, ifi am to decide which is fair and which is - decide which is fair and which is unfair. if you drive too fast on the motorway and you have an accident,

you have the rescue coming and if you have the rescue coming and if you are a foreigner, where you have to pay for it or not? because you were driving too fast? i am not too sure. . ~' were driving too fast? i am not too sure. ., ~ i. were driving too fast? i am not too sure. ., ~ ,, y were driving too fast? i am not too sure. ., ~ i. , . were driving too fast? i am not too sure. . ~' ,, y . ., were driving too fast? i am not too sure. . ~' y . ., sure. thank you very much for coming and talkin: sure. thank you very much for coming and talking to — sure. thank you very much for coming and talking to us. _ sure. thank you very much for coming and talking to us. we _ sure. thank you very much for coming and talking to us. we will— and talking to us. we will see whether it was a joke or not, we will doubtless find out in the coming weeks. we will doubtless find out in the coming weeks.— will doubtless find out in the coming weeks. will doubtless find out in the cominu weeks. ~ , ., coming weeks. we hope it will stay a 'oke. coming weeks. we hope it will stay a joke- thank — coming weeks. we hope it will stay a joke- thank you _ coming weeks. we hope it will stay a joke. thank you very _ coming weeks. we hope it will stay a joke. thank you very much. - coming weeks. we hope it will stay a joke. thank you very much. now - coming weeks. we hope it will stay a joke. thank you very much. now on | joke. thank you very much. now on bbc news, — joke. thank you very much. now on bbc news, it _ joke. thank you very much. now on bbc news, it is — joke. thank you very much. now on bbc news, it is time _ joke. thank you very much. now on bbc news, it is time for— joke. thank you very much. now on bbc news, it is time for click. - i don't know about you, but this is how i spent my time growing up. while lara was out with friends, i was exploring the universe in my

matri spacecraft. i was exploring the universe in my matri spacecraft.— was exploring the universe in my matri spacecraft. i was pretty good at bmx in my _ matri spacecraft. i was pretty good at bmx in my time, _ matri spacecraft. i was pretty good at bmx in my time, couldn't - matri spacecraft. i was pretty good at bmx in my time, couldn't ride . matri spacecraft. i was pretty good at bmx in my time, couldn't ride a| at bmx in my time, couldn't ride a bike that well, but as long as i was steering with the keyboard, i was a total rider. ' . . total rider. official terminology there, i total rider. official terminology there. i am _ total rider. official terminology there, i am sure. _ total rider. official terminology there, i am sure. definitely. i total rider. official terminology i there, i am sure. definitely. gaming there, iam sure. definitely. gaming became important to a whole generation in the 1980s and now we are no longer kids, many are still playing, which is why games can be big budget blockbusters and last year, the uk games market was worth more than £7 billion.— more than £7 billion. another result ofthe more than £7 billion. another result of the amount _ more than £7 billion. another result of the amount of _ more than £7 billion. another result of the amount of time _ more than £7 billion. another result of the amount of time video - more than £7 billion. another result of the amount of time video gaming has been around, and the way it has permeated into other areas of our lives. . , permeated into other areas of our lives. ., , ., , , ., ., lives. equally it has started to draw on and _ lives. equally it has started to draw on and draw _ lives. equally it has started to draw on and draw in _ lives. equally it has started to draw on and draw in other- lives. equally it has started to i draw on and draw in other parts of our culture. and that includes music. the first time i realised that gamers were taking their music score seriously it was when i played

wipe—out 27 and realised the soundtrack was not some random plan, it was a fire started by the prodigy. in it was a fire started by the prodi: . . , ., , it was a fire started by the prodia. . ,~~ , prodigy. in recent years it has been recoanised prodigy. in recent years it has been recognised as _ prodigy. in recent years it has been recognised as a _ prodigy. in recent years it has been recognised as a major— prodigy. in recent years it has been recognised as a major art _ prodigy. in recent years it has been recognised as a major art form, i recognised as a major art form, well—known hollywood composers have turned their hands to writing scores for games. turned their hands to writing scores for names. . , , turned their hands to writing scores for names. ., , , , ,, for games. that is why this week, video gaming _ for games. that is why this week, video gaming came _ for games. that is why this week, video gaming came to _ for games. that is why this week, video gaming came to the - for games. that is why this week, video gaming came to the uk's i for games. that is why this week, | video gaming came to the uk's bus and a celebration of classical music, the proms and pokemon took over the royal albert hall. iamat i am at the bbc�*s maida vale studios for the final rehearsals of the first ever gaming from called from 8—bit first ever gaming from called from 8-bit to first ever gaming from called from 8—bit to infinity. it is a celebration of gaming music to the

ages, all played by the royalfella monica orchestra, a performance that should take many gamers back... teeter; should take many gamers back... way back. i am should take many gamers back... way back- i am in — should take many gamers back... way back- i am in my _ should take many gamers back... — back. i am in my 305, should take many gamers back... — back. lam in my 305, growing should take many gamer5 back... — back. i am in my 305, growing up back. i am in my 30s, growing up with mega drive, that was my first console. if i hear sonic, and immediately get put straight into that christmas when me and my two sisters got our first console. robert is a conductor and arranger, who has worked on film scores and has conducted previous proms based on experimental electronic music and sci—fi movies. he has helped to curate the choice of music here, which is a journey from the 80s, which is a journey from the 805, through pokemon, final fantasy eight, shadow of the colossus, right up eight, shadow of the colossus, right up to battlefield 2042. in order to recreate the sounds and feelings of these games, some of which are two tiny speakers on the zx spectrum, he has augmented the traditional orchestral make—up, ever so slightly. we have an electronically

expanded orchestra, can you show me your electronic expansion? and. expanded orchestra, can you show me your electronic expansion?— your electronic expansion? and, it is not a large _ your electronic expansion? and, it is not a large electronic— your electronic expansion? and, it| is not a large electronic expansion. is quality, not quantity that is important. is quality, not quantity that is important-— is quality, not quantity that is imortant. , , ,, . important. this is spectrum sound, basicall . important. this is spectrum sound, basically- it — important. this is spectrum sound, basically- it is _ important. this is spectrum sound, basically. it is loaded _ important. this is spectrum sound, basically. it is loaded with - important. this is spectrum sound, basically. it is loaded with zx i basically. it is loaded with zx spectrum sounds. the main expansion i would say is finding super creative ways to make the electronic sound acoustic. i creative ways to make the electronic sound acoustic.— sound acoustic. i thought this was 'ust a sound acoustic. i thought this was just a stress _ sound acoustic. i thought this was just a stress reliever _ sound acoustic. i thought this was just a stress reliever when - sound acoustic. i thought this was just a stress reliever when i i sound acoustic. i thought this was just a stress reliever when i saw l just a stress reliever when i saw it. , ., ., ,., , just a stress reliever when i saw it. , ., ., , , just a stress reliever when i saw it. they are awesome. this is white noise, basically. _ it. they are awesome. this is white noise, basically. the _ it. they are awesome. this is white noise, basically. the sound - it. they are awesome. this is white noise, basically. the sound of- it. they are awesome. this is white noise, basically. the sound of that| noise, basically. the sound of that will be coming through a massive array of speakers. this is the electronic powerhouse set up, so especially for battlefield. so here ou have especially for battlefield. so here you have a _ especially for battlefield. so here you have a load _ especially for battlefield. so here you have a load of _ especially for battlefield. so here you have a load of electronic- especially for battlefield. so here i you have a load of electronic stamps from the original score and they are being controlled individually and

blended in with what the orchestra are doing. a lot of modern video games come with ready made orchestral scores, that is the music you hear in the game. but when you think about it, if you are trying to adapt music from a 1980s computer game, you are basically talking about taking beeps and bleeps, single notes and somehow adapting it and turning it into something that can be played by an orchestra this size. i mean, that is a hell of a lot of work. i say beeps and bleeps, but they were pretty clever, giving the impression of chords and multitrack audio even though the computers could only make one sound at a time. it was something that astounded a young matt rogers who is now making music for the zx

spectrum. now making music for the zx spectrum-— now making music for the zx sectrum. �* i. , ., spectrum. are you still own the game to listen to the _ spectrum. are you still own the game to listen to the music. _ spectrum. are you still own the game to listen to the music. i _ spectrum. are you still own the game to listen to the music. i would - spectrum. are you still own the game to listen to the music. i would be i to listen to the music. i would be loading the game and sitting with my ear to the spectrum. when i came to arrange it, i already knew it inside out because i have known it for long time. , . ., ., , out because i have known it for long time. ,. ., ., , ., time. his challenge was not 'ust to trans - lant time. his challenge was not 'ust to transplant the i time. his challenge was not 'ust to transplant the original i time. his challenge was notjust to | transplant the original arrangement to an orchestra, which wouldn't sound that great, instead he expanded it in length and in breadth. even the compositions of modern games like battlefield 2042 have to be interpretations. these days gaming scores are different pieces of music, because they change to follow the action.— to follow the action. composing for a tame is to follow the action. composing for a game is such _ to follow the action. composing for a game is such a — to follow the action. composing for a game is such a multifaceted i to follow the action. composing for a game is such a multifaceted job, | a game is such a multifaceted job, you have _ a game is such a multifaceted job, you have to— a game is such a multifaceted job, you have to compose for when nothing is going _ you have to compose for when nothing is going on. _ you have to compose for when nothing is going on, you have to compose for when _ is going on, you have to compose for when action— is going on, you have to compose for when action is happening. you have to account — when action is happening. you have to account for the fact the player might— to account for the fact the player might do— to account for the fact the player might do something unpredictable. the amount of talent that goes into

a ten _ the amount of talent that goes into a ten hour— the amount of talent that goes into a ten hour game, let alone a 50 hour game _ a ten hour game, let alone a 50 hour game or— a ten hour game, let alone a 50 hour game or 100 — a ten hour game, let alone a 50 hour game or 100 hour game, a ten hour game, let alone a 50 hour game or100 hour game, it a ten hour game, let alone a 50 hour game or 100 hour game, it takes a lot game or100 hour game, it takes a lot of— game or 100 hour game, it takes a lot of talent — game or 100 hour game, it takes a lot of talent and hard work, not 'u5t lot of talent and hard work, not just from — lot of talent and hard work, not just from compound is but everybody who works _ just from compound is but everybody who works in game audio, recognising it is important. who works in game audio, recognising it is important-— it is important. recognition is finally coming. _ it is important. recognition is finally coming. next - it is important. recognition is finally coming. next year- it is important. recognition is finally coming. next year the | finally coming. next year the grammys will feature a category from best video game score soundtrack for the first time. it best video game score soundtrack for the first time-— the first time. it feels like gaming music is really _ the first time. it feels like gaming music is really having _ the first time. it feels like gaming music is really having a _ the first time. it feels like gaming music is really having a moment, | music is really having a moment, lots of fans, really passionate fa ns. lots of fans, really passionate fans. , , ~ lots of fans, really passionate fans. , ~ ., lots of fans, really passionate fans. , ,, ., ., lots of fans, really passionate fans. , «i ., ., ., fans. just like a lot of film scores. — fans. just like a lot of film scores, this _ fans. just like a lot of film scores, this is _ fans. just like a lot of film scores, this is pretty i fans. just like a lot of film - scores, this is pretty atmospheric, so although it is a perfectly good piece of classical composition, my guess is, if you know the game and will update this relates to, it will heighten your enjoyment. on the night, in the albert hall, the gaming prom sounded beautiful, exciting and innovative it. if you would like to experience it for

yourself, it is on iplayer right now. my my name is mike, 431 years i was graphic designer. i did my name is mike, 431 years i was graphic designer.— graphic designer. i did shoots around the — graphic designer. i did shoots around the world, _ graphic designer. i did shoots around the world, it - graphic designer. i did shoots around the world, it was i graphic designer. i did shoots| around the world, it was good graphic designer. i did shoots i around the world, it was good fun. seven years ago mike's globetrotting career came to a halt.— career came to a halt. literally overnight- _ career came to a halt. literally overnight. had _ career came to a halt. literally overnight. had gone _ career came to a halt. literally overnight. had gone to - career came to a halt. literally overnight. had gone to a i career came to a halt. literally overnight. had gone to a partyj career came to a halt. literally i overnight. had gone to a party on the friday night, woke up on the saturday morning and i went to get out of bed and i couldn't stop myself falling. i landed on the floor and my wife said what he doing down there? i said, i cannot feel my legs. and then i was in hospital being told i had a right—sided strike. being told i had a right-sided strike. , ., , being told i had a right-sided strike. i ~i , ., ., ' g; being told i had a right-sided strike. i ~i , ., ., ' x; ., strike. mike is one of 1.3 million stroke survivors _ strike. mike is one of 1.3 million stroke survivors in _ strike. mike is one of 1.3 million stroke survivors in the _ strike. mike is one of 1.3 million stroke survivors in the uk. i strike. mike is one of 1.3 million stroke survivors in the uk. like | stroke survivors in the uk. like him, the majority left hospital with a disability. he cannot feel his left arm, hand or leg. it is going ok, i am — left arm, hand or leg. it is going 0k. i am not _ left arm, hand or leg. it is going ok, i am not sure _ left arm, hand or leg. it is going ok, i am not sure where - left arm, hand or leg. it is going ok, i am not sure where it i left arm, hand or leg. it is going ok, i am not sure where it is i

left arm, hand or leg. it is going i ok, i am not sure where it is going up. ok, i am not sure where it is going ut. ,, . , ok, i am not sure where it is going up. since his stroke he has taken up ttaintin , up. since his stroke he has taken up painting. regularly _ up. since his stroke he has taken up painting, regularly visiting _ painting, regularly visiting headway, the day centre for people affected by brain injury in east london. affected by brain in'ury in east london. , ., ,. ., ., london. trying to rescue an old ttaintin. london. trying to rescue an old painting- very _ london. trying to rescue an old painting. very blue? _ london. trying to rescue an old painting. very blue? it - london. trying to rescue an old painting. very blue? it is i london. trying to rescue an old painting. very blue? it is very l painting. very blue? it is very blue. if painting. very blue? it is very blue- if i _ painting. very blue? it is very blue. ifi can _ painting. very blue? it is very blue. if i can get _ painting. very blue? it is very blue. if i can get my- painting. very blue? it is very blue. if i can get my left - painting. very blue? it is very blue. if i can get my left arml painting. very blue? it is very i blue. if i can get my left arm to work again, it would be fantastic. evenif work again, it would be fantastic. even if i used it to hold something down, it would be great help. through the charity, he has been trying out and on a new piece of kit, which aims to restore movement to his left hand. i’m kit, which aims to restore movement to his left hand.— to his left hand. i'm willing to cive to his left hand. i'm willing to give anything _ to his left hand. i'm willing to give anything a _ to his left hand. i'm willing to give anything a go _ to his left hand. i'm willing to give anything a go which - to his left hand. i'm willing to give anything a go which willl to his left hand. i'm willing to - give anything a go which will help bring some normality to my life. he is participating in research, hosted by a medical research firm. alongside neuroscientists it is developing smart assisted clothing, which so far has seen a 30 to 50% boost in recovered function, apparently. the secret is in the

sleeve. this device directs a force to a specific muscle in the wearer's arm. so over time it can retrain the brain so that eventually the wearer can regain control of their limb. it is to be worn for several hours a day, as current data suggests the longer the garment keeps tapping away, the greater the results. flan away, the greater the results. can ou feel away, the greater the results. can you feel anything? no sensation? away, the greater the results. can| you feel anything? no sensation? i do feel a slight sort of pulsing, but no real response to my hand. the cains are but no real response to my hand. the gains are not necessarily seen immediately and that is important to know _ immediately and that is important to know so _ immediately and that is important to know. so what we are doing is we are paring _ know. so what we are doing is we are paring a _ know. so what we are doing is we are paring a companion at with the technology so you can see what is happening — technology so you can see what is happening to try and make it as transparent as possible, because if you dont— transparent as possible, because if you don't see any gains to begin with, _ you don't see any gains to begin with. you — you don't see any gains to begin with, you might give up. a you don't see any gains to begin with, you might give up.- with, you might give up. a huge roblem with, you might give up. a huge problem with — with, you might give up. a huge problem with medical _ with, you might give up. a huge problem with medical devices i with, you might give up. a huge| problem with medical devices for rehabilitation is getting people to

want to use them and in the case of wearables, like the thing they put on time after time. this wearables, like the thing they put on time after time.— wearables, like the thing they put on time after time. this could be a t-shirt, on time after time. this could be a t-shirt. this— on time after time. this could be a t-shirt, this could _ on time after time. this could be a t-shirt, this could be _ on time after time. this could be a t-shirt, this could be an _ on time after time. this could be a t-shirt, this could be an everyday| t—shirt, this could be an everyday shirt, _ t—shirt, this could be an everyday shirt, this — t—shirt, this could be an everyday shirt, this could be something that you were _ shirt, this could be something that you were and people don't go what is that? _ you were and people don't go what is that? why— you were and people don't go what is that? why are you wearing that? what is it for? _ that? why are you wearing that? what is it for? what that ends up doing is it for? what that ends up doing is bringing — is it for? what that ends up doing is bringing back the trauma, the experience, the story behind their stroke _ experience, the story behind their stroke or— experience, the story behind their stroke or their brain injury, which they— stroke or their brain injury, which they then — stroke or their brain injury, which they then have to relive and tell again— they then have to relive and tell again and — they then have to relive and tell again and again. the they then have to relive and tell again and again.— they then have to relive and tell again and again. they then have to relive and tell aaain and aaain. . , ., again and again. the garment is also desirned again and again. the garment is also desi . ned to again and again. the garment is also designed to be _ again and again. the garment is also designed to be worn _ again and again. the garment is also designed to be worn with _ again and again. the garment is also l designed to be worn with headphones, which would deliver a click sound which would deliver a click sound which would deliver a click sound which would help trigger a physical reaction. iii which would help trigger a physical reaction. , ., ., which would help trigger a physical reaction. , ., . . , which would help trigger a physical reaction. , ., ., ., , ., ., reaction. if you deliver a tap and a startlin: reaction. if you deliver a tap and a startling sound _ reaction. if you deliver a tap and a startling sound second, _ reaction. if you deliver a tap and a startling sound second, you - reaction. if you deliver a tap and a startling sound second, you can i startling sound second, you can activate — startling sound second, you can activate muscle activity. if you reverse — activate muscle activity. if you reverse the order and you deliver a sound _ reverse the order and you deliver a sound and — reverse the order and you deliver a sound and then a tap, you can suppress— sound and then a tap, you can suppress muscle activity. it is very early days. — suppress muscle activity. it is very early days. the _ suppress muscle activity. it is very early days, the system _ suppress muscle activity. it is very early days, the system is - suppress muscle activity. it is very early days, the system is currently being only lab tested and whilst

participants are showing a muscle response, it could be some time before they see any life changing results. that is this for this short version of click. ~ , ,., . ~ 4, of click. we will be back next week. thank ou of click. we will be back next week. thank you for— of click. we will be back next week. thank you for watching. _ hello there. looking ahead to the weekend weather prospects, for most of us it will be a dry picture, both saturday and sunday but there will be a little bit of rain in scotland. overnight the showers fade away we have seen during the day but by the end of the night we see this area of rain approaching western scotland. the wet end to the night.

temperature is about eight to 12 degrees, low levels of humidity so it is a fresh and comfortable night's sleep. tomorrow we start with spells of rain affecting scotland from time to time, northern ireland and northern england could see the cloud pop up enough to bring a fleeting shower, but most of the day will be dry. the temperature is very similar to what we have seen over the last couple of days. looking ahead to the second half of the weekend, there is the threat of a little bit of rain in scotland, but no great amounts. for most of the uk it is dry with further spells of sunshine and it is starting to get warmer. temperatures in aberdeen reaching 21 degrees, 25 for cardiff and 27 in the london area.

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